AFL players who could make it in the NFL.....

[Sanecow]

Izzy would actually be a better NFL player than he was an AFL player, and as a bonus it's one of the football codes he hasn't tried.

 

[Super Hans]

Dangerfield would make a pretty sick running back.

 

[Pessimistic]

Bruest has the skills to be a reciever. probably way off on physique though

 

[JVseven]

Bruest has the skills to be a reciever. probably way off on physique though

I always thought he was a receiver.

Darren Bennett.

 

[Gunstall555]

Rioli as a wide receiver with his acceleration and vertical leap.

But you gotta pick up the game young - in AFL we play a game where you always have to be ready to dispose of the ball, in the NFL, ball security is something hammered into kids at a young age and requires a very different technique that wouldn't be natural to adult AFL players now.

 

[Tyler Hodges]

Watching Brady yesterday got me thinking AFL isn't a very playmaker oriented sport, which is a shame. Sure, Pendlebury and Mitchell are as creative as they come, but hardly creative as opposed to Brady, Ryan, or even Iniesta, Xavi ect tbh. I would love to watch a trial game of Aussie rules with an offside rule, would be some fantastic through balls and loft passes

 

[Sydney Kicker]

Watching Brady yesterday got me thinking AFL isn't a very playmaker oriented sport, which is a shame. Sure, Pendlebury and Mitchell are as creative as they come, but hardly creative as opposed to Brady, Ryan, or even Iniesta, Xavi ect tbh. I would love to watch a trial game of Aussie rules with an offside rule, would be some fantastic through balls and loft passes

Watch Rugby League. Plenty of tries scored these days via the boot with chips, bombs, crossfield kicks and grubbers. You would want less that 18 on the field though.

 

[QuietB]

Rioli as a wide receiver with his acceleration and vertical leap.

But you gotta pick up the game young - in AFL we play a game where you always have to be ready to dispose of the ball, in the NFL, ball security is something hammered into kids at a young age and requires a very different technique that wouldn't be natural to adult AFL players now.

Ball security hey - so no bulldogs players then

 

[Topkent]

Watching Brady yesterday got me thinking AFL isn't a very playmaker oriented sport, which is a shame. Sure, Pendlebury and Mitchell are as creative as they come, but hardly creative as opposed to Brady, Ryan, or even Iniesta, Xavi ect tbh. I would love to watch a trial game of Aussie rules with an offside rule, would be some fantastic through balls and loft passes

A team can go from the worst in the league to the superbowl with a good quarter back though, too much of the game revolves around one player

 

[WWSD]

Dustin Martin

 

[ZEV]

Dustin Martin

Given he wouldn't be eligible for Div 1 or Div 2 colleges it would have been for him hard to convince an NFL team to draft him out of year 8....

 

[Bojan KantKick]

pretty much nobody outside of special teams.

Jono Brown could have probably played as a Full Back back in the day but not many teams carry them on the roster these days.

AFL players are either too slow, too skinny or both. So much role discipline is required in the NFL which would be v hard for AFL players to adapt too.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Dustin Martin

lol

as what? Dinner for the offensive lineman?

 

[Bojan KantKick]

A team can go from the worst in the league to the superbowl with a good quarter back though, too much of the game revolves around one player

no they can't.

 

[Big Fresh]

pretty much nobody outside of special teams.

Jono Brown could have probably played as a Full Back back in the day but not many teams carry them on the roster these days.

AFL players are either too slow, too skinny or both. So much role discipline is required in the NFL which would be v hard for AFL players to adapt too.

The too skinny point isn't really significant. Obviously if they were playing in the NFL and not the AFL they would change their diet and exercise regimen. NFL players aren't just naturally that big and AFL players deliberately keep lean.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

The too skinny point isn't really significant. Obviously if they were playing in the NFL and not the AFL they would change their diet and exercise regimen. NFL players aren't just naturally that big and AFL players deliberately keep lean.

is this thread not about AFL players moving to the NFL? NFL players aren't naturally that big. It takes them a long, long time to get to that shape. 3-4 years of college usually.

 

[Saints_Man]

Tom Hawkins would make a good Tight End

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Ball security hey - so no bulldogs players then

They'd simply fumble the ball forward to a running teammate

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Tom Hawkins would make a good Tight End

Too small. Tight ends have elephant legs, hawkins' are twigs

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Tom Hawkins would make a good Tight End

too slow

 

[captain cotch 9]

Ben Griffiths will surley try and become a punter once his AFL career is over.

 

[LeverPuller]

Ben Griffiths will surley try and become a punter once his AFL career is over.

Suggestions that Lynden Dunn will too.

 

[QuietB]

I think saying AFL players are too small is not quite right. That is all training based. Put them on an NFL program (with NFL supplements ) and they would be fine.

Think of what 80's footballers looked like - the body shape of an AFL footballer has changed massively and that is all down to how ALL players are expected to run in the modern game.

You put 10kgs on Danger and he would go ok. Im sure there are others as well.

 

[Unique Name]

I reckon NicNat could give it a good run as a fairly unique wide receiver, would be a nightmare to match up on.

Big, strong, quick, athletic, can jump much higher than most.

With NicNat being more of a burst athlete I think the stop/start nature of the sport would suit him.

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Dangerfield got knocked on his arse by 60kg of Kayne Turner. What would he do when JJ Watt came off the edge?